Pine Barrens: Ecosystem and Landscape focuses on the relationship
between the ecological and landscape aspects of Pine Barrens of New
Jersey. The idea in this book is based from the discussions of
Rutgers University botanists and ecologists at the 1975 American
Institute of Biological Science meetings, and from the interest
generated by the 1976 annual New Jersey Academy of Science meeting,
which focuses on the Pine Barrens. This seven-part book starts with
a short discussion on location and boundaries of the New Jersey
Pine Barrens. Part I covers human activities, from Indian
activities and initial European perceptions of the land, including
settlement, lumbering, fuel wood and charcoal, iron and glassworks,
farming and livestock, and real estate development. The next part
of the book describes sandy deposits, geographic distribution of
geologic formations, and soil types with their ecologically
important characteristics. Topics on hydrology, aquatic ecosystems,
and climatic and microclimatic conditions are presented in the
third part of this reference. Part IV traces the history of
vegetation starting before the Ice Age and analyzes vegetation
using different approaches, such as community types, community
classification according to a European method, and gradient
analysis. Plants of the Pine Barrens are briefly described and
listed in Part V. The final part illustrates community
relationships of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish,
arthropods, and soil microcommunities. The book is ideal for
ecologists, botanists, geologists, soil scientists, zoologists,
hydrologists, limnologists, engineers, and scientists, as well as
planners, decision-makers, and managers who may largely determine
the future of a region.
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